Bush and "Intelligent" in the Same Sentence?

Ah. The Scopes monkey trial lives again. It's creationism versus evolution time again, boys and girls. The Prez is trying to push the agenda of "intelligent design". Now, this theory of intelligent design does not purport the existence of a specific deity but rather reasons that since life is so complicated, there must be a higher design behind it all. I'll give it credit for not being religiously affiliated but there's no evidence. Scientific theories have to be supported by evidence, and lots of it. There's simply no evidence of "intelligent design" but evolution is empirically justified and accepted in the scientific community. If we want to teach an interfaith class or something of that nature in schools, I'm all for it. I think exposure to many ideas of faith would be enlightening for schoolchildren. But I also think we need to let the science classes stick to science.

P.S. I don't deny either the hypothesis of creation or the theory of evolution. I personally believe that both are mostly true, and both may be a little flawed. I also consider myself a person of faith and see no need to discount one since there's no undeniable proof AGAINST either. I'm merely debating that science classes should teach modern empirical science.

It's been a while...

It certainly has. I'm back after over a week. And what a story. I was jumped, attacked, and mugged outside my apartment. Some thugs jumped out of the bushes and wailed on me before they got bored and took my wallet. I'm doing pretty good now but I looked like a frog fresh out of a blender there for a while. I do, though, want to give a sincere thank you to everyone who helped me so much in my time of need. I wouldn't have been able to get back on my feet without you.

It does make me wonder, though, why someone would do this. I mean, I understand if they want my money (which I didn't have much of, thank God) but seriously, what was the point of beating the living snot out of me? I'm guessing they just did it for kicks. And if that's what qualifies as entertainment today, it just makes me weep even harder for society.